SI Units, Accurately and Precisely
This is the SI unit for distance.
What is a meter?
What are the TWO MAIN branches of science?
What are natural science and social science?
This is the first step of the scientific method.
What is observe?
When converting from scientific notation to standard notation, I move my decimal to the RIGHT if my exponent is _______________.
The number of sig figs in 0.0025
What is 2?
This is the SI unit for volume.
What is a Liter?
List at least TWO characteristics of a theory.
What is: always being questioned, must pass several tests, are repeatable and consistent, updated as we learn more, cannot become a law, etc.
Three types of graphs that we focused on in class.
What are line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs?
When converting from standard notation to scientific notation, I move my decimal this direction if my exponent is going to be positive.
What is to the LEFT?
The number of sig figs in 36.008
This is the SI unit for mass.
What is grams?
Performing an experiment happens in this step of the scientific method.
What is "testing a hypothesis?"
The ________ variable is plotted on the y-axis. It is affected by the changes you make.
What is the DEPENDENT variable?
0.00605
The number of sig figs in 1.00
What is 3?
This is the SI unit for time.
What is seconds?
List 3 things that scientists do.
What is "observe, plan experiments, and confirm results"?
This type of graph displays data that changes continuously.
What is a LINE graph?
This number in standard notation:
14.380 * 102
What is 1438.0?
10034 has this number of sig figs.
What is five?
Correctly list the acronym commonly used in class for unit conversions.
What is K H Da U D C M?
"King Henry drank ucky dark chocolate milk"
The U may not be included in the answer.
Explain the difference between a THEORY and a LAW.
A theory is a WHY, and a law is a WHAT. A reason that supports a law can never become a law itself.
The _________ variable is plotted on the x-axis. Describe it.
What is the INDEPENDENT variable? What is "what you are in charge of, what you can change"?
Convert this number into scientific notation:
8.46
What is 8.46 * 100
100 has this number of sig figs.
What is 1?